2020
Resumption of Otolaryngology Surgical Practice in the Setting of Regionally Receding COVID-19
Izreig S, Zogg CK, Kasle DA, Torabi SJ, Manes RP. Resumption of Otolaryngology Surgical Practice in the Setting of Regionally Receding COVID-19. Otolaryngology 2020, 164: 788-791. PMID: 32957825, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820959671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComorbidityCOVID-19Elective Surgical ProceduresHumansOtolaryngologyOtorhinolaryngologic DiseasesOtorhinolaryngologic Surgical ProceduresPandemicsSARS-CoV-2ConceptsOngoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicPractice of otolaryngologyDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 burdenCOVID-19 incidenceIncident COVID-19 casesCOVID-19 casesSurgical careSurgical proceduresAnticipatory guidanceSurgical practiceCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicPandemicCOVID-19 dynamicsGeographic heterogeneityIncidenceUnderweight patients are at just as much risk as super morbidly obese patients when undergoing anterior cervical spine surgery
Ottesen TD, Malpani R, Galivanche AR, Zogg CK, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Underweight patients are at just as much risk as super morbidly obese patients when undergoing anterior cervical spine surgery. The Spine Journal 2020, 20: 1085-1095. PMID: 32194246, PMCID: PMC7380546, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2020.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical spine surgeryBody mass indexCervical spine surgeryNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSuper morbidly obese patientsQuality Improvement Program databaseWorld Health Organization categoriesMorbidly obese patientsImprovement Program databaseObese patientsAdverse eventsAdverse outcomesSpine surgeryUnderweight patientsPostoperative infectionProgram databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate analysisAnterior cervical spine proceduresOverweight/obese categoriesThirty-day adverse eventsHigher body mass indexLower body mass indexAdverse outcome categoriesNormal BMI patients
2019
Changes in Discharge to Rehabilitation: Potential Unintended Consequences of Medicare Total Hip Arthroplasty/Total Knee Arthroplasty Bundled Payments, Should They Be Implemented on a Nationwide Scale?
Zogg CK, Falvey JR, Dimick JB, Haider AH, Davis KA, Grauer JN. Changes in Discharge to Rehabilitation: Potential Unintended Consequences of Medicare Total Hip Arthroplasty/Total Knee Arthroplasty Bundled Payments, Should They Be Implemented on a Nationwide Scale? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2019, 34: 1058-1065.e4. PMID: 30878508, PMCID: PMC6884960, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.01.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeComputer SimulationDecision TreesElective Surgical ProceduresHumansMedicareMiddle AgedMonte Carlo MethodPatient DischargePatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPatient ReadmissionQuality of LifeRehabilitationReimbursement MechanismsSkilled Nursing FacilitiesUnited StatesConceptsExtent of therapyHealth-related qualityType of rehabilitationFunctional recoveryPatients' health-related qualitySkilled nursing facility useElective total hipPrimary TKA patientsOutcomes of patientsPatient-centered outcomesPatients' functional recoveryInpatient rehabilitation facilityNursing facility useEpisode of careAverage functional outcomeBundled payment programsDischarge dispositionTKA patientsUnplanned readmissionTotal hipFunctional outcomeAffordable Care ActOutcome measuresRehabilitation facilityBundled Payments
2018
Dialysis is an independent risk factor for perioperative adverse events, readmission, reoperation, and mortality for patients undergoing elective spine surgery
Ottesen TD, McLynn RP, Zogg CK, Shultz BN, Ondeck NT, Bovonratwet P, Bellamkonda KS, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Dialysis is an independent risk factor for perioperative adverse events, readmission, reoperation, and mortality for patients undergoing elective spine surgery. The Spine Journal 2018, 18: 2033-2042. PMID: 30077772, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsRenal DialysisReoperationSpineConceptsElective spine surgeryNon-dialysis patientsDialysis-dependent patientsPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsDialysis patientsSpine surgeryUnplanned readmissionCohort studyPatient demographicsRisk factorsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRisk-adjusted multivariate regressionsQuality Improvement Program databaseOperating roomDialysis-independent patientsInstitutional cohort studyMinor adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyElective spinal surgeryImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorMajor adverse eventsPercentage of complicationsAdministrative database studyDialysis Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty Have Significantly Increased Odds of Perioperative Adverse Events Independent of Demographic and Comorbidity Factors
Ottesen TD, Zogg CK, Haynes MS, Malpani R, Bellamkonda KS, Grauer JN. Dialysis Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty Have Significantly Increased Odds of Perioperative Adverse Events Independent of Demographic and Comorbidity Factors. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2018, 33: 2827-2834. PMID: 29754981, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.04.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeComorbidityElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansInpatientsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementRegression AnalysisRenal DialysisReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyDialysis-dependent patientsAdverse eventsPatient demographicsDialysis patientsAdverse outcomesKnee arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseOverall healthRisk-adjusted logistic regressionElective total knee arthroplastyQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseMinor adverse eventsNational inpatient databaseSevere adverse eventsBone health statusNondialysis cohortNondialysis patientsPerioperative periodTKA patientsAdult patientsPreoperative riskComorbidity factorsInstitutional cohort
2016
Predictors of emergency ventral hernia repair: Targets to improve patient access and guide patient selection for elective repair
Wolf LL, Scott JW, Zogg CK, Havens JM, Schneider EB, Smink DS, Salim A, Haider AH. Predictors of emergency ventral hernia repair: Targets to improve patient access and guide patient selection for elective repair. Surgery 2016, 160: 1379-1391. PMID: 27542434, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.06.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresEmergenciesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Services AccessibilityHernia, VentralHerniorrhaphyHospital MortalityHumansInsurance CoverageLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPatient SelectionPredictive Value of TestsQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsVentral hernia repairEmergency ventral hernia repairHospital-level factorsHernia repairIndependent predictorsPatient selectionElective operationsWorse outcomesEmergency repairLonger hospital stayNationwide Inpatient SampleMultivariable logistic regressionUnited States populationRace/ethnicityHospital deathHospital staySecondary outcomesElective repairPrimary outcomePayer statusInpatient SamplePatient outcomesVentral herniasElective careGreater oddsRethinking Priorities
Zogg CK, Najjar P, Diaz A, Zogg DL, Tsai TC, Rose JA, Scott JW, Gani F, Alshaikh H, Nagarajan N, Canner JK, Schneider EB, Goldberg JE, Haider AH. Rethinking Priorities. Annals Of Surgery 2016, 264: 312-322. PMID: 26501705, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective colectomyPrimary diagnosisNationwide Inpatient Sample dataIncremental costBenign colonic neoplasmsSystem-based complicationsCost of complicationsSurgical quality improvement initiativesIncremental hospital costsLong-term treatmentQuality improvement initiativesExperienced complicationsInfectious complicationsCardiovascular complicationsComplication groupDiverticular diseaseOpen resectionAdult patientsFrequent diagnosisColonic neoplasmsHospital costsOperative techniqueColectomyComplicationsHealthcare costs
2015
Incremental Cost of Emergency Versus Elective Surgery
Haider AH, Obirieze A, Velopulos CG, Richard P, Latif A, Scott VK, Zogg CK, Haut ER, Efron DT, Cornwell EE, MacKenzie EJ, Gaskin DJ. Incremental Cost of Emergency Versus Elective Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2015, 262: 260-266. PMID: 25521669, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairCoronary artery bypass graftAortic aneurysm repairArtery bypass graftEmergency surgeryElective surgeryAneurysm repairBypass graftColon resectionAdjusted oddsNationwide Inpatient Sample dataMean cost differenceElective surgery patientsMultivariable logistic regressionDischarge-level weightsAdjusted riskSurgery patientsEmergent proceduresCare coordinationElective admissionsWorse outcomesHospital costsCost differencesEmergent casesElective care